HMS Amethyst (1903)

HMS Amethyst, Protected cruiser, Topaze class cruiser
Herausgegeben:Jody, Iosias

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. HMS Amethyst was a third-class protected cruiser of the Topaze class of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1904, served during World War I at the Dardanelles and Gallipoli, in the Mediterranean and the South Atlantic. She was sold for scrap in 1920.She was laid down in January 1903 at Armstrong, Elswick, was launched on 5 November 1903 and was completed in March 1905.Amethyst took part in the covering operation for the minesweeping effort in the Dardanelles, and during the action on 1 March and 4 March 1915 she exchanged fire with Turkish forts. On the evening of 4 March she took onboard injured personnel of the landing party and discharged them the next day into Soudan and Braemar Castle. During the hours of darkness between 6 and 11 March she took part in operations in the Dardanelles against mines, and was regularly in action against field artillery,forts and searchlights. On 14 March at 04:10 she was hit by field artillery and lost 22 men killed.

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• Verlag: Alphascript Publishing / Cred Press
• Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 80
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9786137767665
• ISBN-10: 6137767663
• Artikelnr.: 34477998